Eighteen-year-old Sera conceals her identity as the sole survivor of the eradicated Silver Moon pack, entering the royal citadel among dozens of handmaidens destined for imperial breeding. During her initial private audience, she uncovers the monarch's deepest secret: the reigning wolf king cannot shift forms or sire children.
Trading linguistic expertise in forbidden ancestral tongues for royal sanctuary, Sera elevates herself into the sovereign's most trusted political counselor. When a venomous dowager sentences her to public execution for treason, a rebel prince mobilizes an entire legion to defend his fated mate as her dormant divine powers ignite.
